Press Releases
PEN America Raises Concerns Over Free Expression and Free Press Protections Ahead of Runoff Elections in Türkiye
May 16, 2023
Learn More: PEN America Raises Concerns Over Free Expression and Free Press Protections Ahead of Runoff Elections in Türkiye
Statement by PEN America on the Resignation of Trustee Masha Gessen
May 16, 2023
Learn More: Statement by PEN America on the Resignation of Trustee Masha Gessen
“Breathtaking” Ohio Bill Would “Mandate” Censorship in State Universities and Colleges, Says PEN America
May 16, 2023
Learn More: “Breathtaking” Ohio Bill Would “Mandate” Censorship in State Universities and Colleges, Says PEN America
PEN America’s Literary Gala May 18 to Honor Iranian Writer and Human Rights Defender Narges Mohammadi with PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award
May 15, 2023
Learn More: PEN America’s Literary Gala May 18 to Honor Iranian Writer and Human Rights Defender Narges Mohammadi with PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award
Shut Down of Environmental Blog at U of Iowa After Lawmakers Reportedly Complained About It is “Profoundly Alarming,” Says PEN America
May 12, 2023
Learn More: Shut Down of Environmental Blog at U of Iowa After Lawmakers Reportedly Complained About It is “Profoundly Alarming,” Says PEN America
PEN America Condemns China’s Arrest of Exiled Mongolian Writer and Historian Lhamjab A. Borjigin
May 12, 2023
Learn More: PEN America Condemns China’s Arrest of Exiled Mongolian Writer and Historian Lhamjab A. Borjigin
Ahead of United Nations Review, PEN America Finds Chinese Government Has Failed to Protect Women’s Rights
May 11, 2023
Learn More: Ahead of United Nations Review, PEN America Finds Chinese Government Has Failed to Protect Women’s Rights
PEN America Statement About Ted Sarandos and the Business Visionary Award
May 10, 2023
Learn More: PEN America Statement About Ted Sarandos and the Business Visionary Award
PEN America: Choice to Rescind Permission for Event at Medical College of Wisconsin Sends the Message that Speakers Must Pass Through an “Ideological Litmus Test”
May 8, 2023
Learn More: PEN America: Choice to Rescind Permission for Event at Medical College of Wisconsin Sends the Message that Speakers Must Pass Through an “Ideological Litmus Test”